Chinese suppliers of parts for Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) and robots saw their stock prices gain on Thursday morning as the US tech giant announced that its AI5 artificial intelligence inference chip was 45 days ahead of schedule.After a nearly 7.7 per cent jump in Tesla’s Nasdaq-listed stock on Wednesday, shares of the company’s Chinese suppliers were up by as much as 4.6 per cent on Thursday morning local time.Shanghai-listed Ningbo Tuopu Group and Shenzhen-listed Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls, which both announced their relationship with the US firm back in 2016, saw their shares rise as much as 4.3 per cent and 3.4 per cent, respectively.
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Chinese investors cheer Tesla’s AI chip progress, pushing up shares of local suppliers
Tesla's announcement of its AI5 chip being ahead of schedule caused a surge in stock prices for its Chinese suppliers on Thursday. The news followed a significant increase in Tesla's own stock value on the Nasdaq.
Coco FengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-16 · 07:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Tesla's announcement of its AI5 chip being ahead of schedule caused a surge in stock prices for its Chinese suppliers on Thursday. The news followed a significant increase in Tesla's own stock value on the Nasdaq. Chinese companies like Ningbo Tuopu Group and Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls, both of which have been suppliers to Tesla since 2016, experienced stock gains of up to 4.6% and 3.4% respectively on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Investors are reacting positively to Tesla's advancements in AI, anticipating increased demand and business opportunities for these component suppliers. The stock increases reflect confidence in the potential benefits for these Chinese companies as Tesla continues to innovate in the EV and robotics sectors.
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Ningbo Tuopu Group and Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls announced their relationship with Tesla back in 2016.
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Shares of Chinese suppliers were up by as much as 4.6 per cent on Thursday morning local time.
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Tesla’s Nasdaq-listed stock jumped nearly 7.7 per cent on Wednesday.
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Tesla’s AI5 artificial intelligence inference chip was 45 days ahead of schedule.
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Chinese suppliers of parts for Tesla’s EVs and robots saw their stock prices gain on Thursday morning.
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